A Kesley and Lambert novel.

 Chief Inspector Kelsey and Detective Lambert are investigating the murder of divorcee Venetia Franklin.

 Venetia's ex-husband Ray Franklin and his new wife certainly have a motive: Ray had had to continue providing for Venetia after the divorce. But, there are other suspects: Philip Coburn who had recently broken off an affair with Venetia, and an intense young man she had met just before her death.

 Kelsey is following every lead on the suspects when the death of a mentally disturbed man makes him see them in a new light.

Final Moments

A Kelsey and Lambert novel.

 A chance meeting with the attractive Julie Dawson should have been no more than a pleasant interlude for DS Lambert.

 When she is reported missing two months later however, Lambert decides to look into the matter himself.

 He discovers that Dawson may be conducting her own private investigation, and starts to follow in her footsteps - but will the trail, which has already unearthed suspicious deaths from the past, lead to a present-day murder?

Hard Evidence

A Kesley and Lambert novel.

 The sun has risen but successful young stockbroker Gavin Elliot is still in bed.

 He lies on his side, his pyjama top hitched up to reveal his back- and a knife sticking out from between his shoulder-blades.

Cold Light of Day

A Kesley and Lambert novel. Cannonbridge's wealthiest and poorest are drawn into the complex web of DCI Kelsey and Sergeant Lambert's investigations.

 The body of an old man is discovered in the garden of an abandoned house. There are no witnesses. There is no murder weapon.

 The victim is Harry Lingard, the hardworking owner of the council house he grew up in, who still fights for the rights of local tenants.

 Harry had made enemies in high and low places with his vigilantism, investigations into corruption and confrontations with government housing officials. Harry's granddaughter Jill, obsessed with the glamour of her customers at the department store where she works, may not have been pleased when Harry refused to lend her money.

Mortal Remains

A standalone mystery from the author of the Kelsey and Lambert series.

 A mystery story that centres around the young and successful Alison Rolt. Complex strands of small town life unravel in the search for a murderer.

Element of Chance

A Kesley and Lambert novel. Chief Inspector Kesley investigates a murder case that will prove to be one of the most difficult and complex of his career.

 When Grace Dalton is found dead the morning after celebrating her 70th birthday, she leaves behind a houseful of suspects, all of whom are mentioned in her will, and money seems to be the motive.

 Could the killer be Esther Milroy, who is discovered to have booked an expensive holiday just prior to the tragedy? Or is Esther's brother Mathew- facing financial ruin before his stepmother's death- the more likely suspect? And what about Verity Thorburn, spurned by her lover, firmly believing that if only she had a bigger disposable income the man who got away would come running back to her?

 DCI Kesley investigates and, this time, it's personal - the dead woman was a friend. He'll do everything he can to put her killer behind bars.

In the Event of My Death

A Kesley and Lambert novel.

 Did Vera Foster commit suicide? That's what everybody thinks. But Chief Inspector Kelsey has another theory.

 He insists Vera's husband Gerald killed his wife, even though he was seventy miles away when she died.

 Following his intuition, and risking his reputation, Kelsey sets out to prove Gerald's guilt and solve the most complicated puzzle of his career.

Every Second Thursday

A beach holiday is ruined by a murder, committed with a cyanide-sprinkled sandwich.

 The death of a guest casts a shadow over the summer holiday season at Oakfields mansion.

 The murder weapon is discovered: a sandwich, seasoned with a good pinch of cyanide.

 Motives abound among the other holidaymakers staying at Oakfields, a strange and fascinating group of people with plenty of secrets to hide.

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